Viet Nam — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Viet Nam, 2008–2022.
Education spending for Viet Nam was 2.89% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 15 years, from 2008 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 4.89% in 2008. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.69% per year.
Viet Nam ranks 139 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 81%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 4.25%, so Viet Nam sits below it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 41% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved down 34%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 20 of 25 economies; Thailand (2.52%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 22% in 2014. That is 17% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 41st of 113 in 2008 → 69th of 130 in 2010 → 123rd of 157 in 2020 → 114th of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 2008 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 2.95% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 3.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 3.08% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 3.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.54% | -1.0 pp |
| 2013 | 4.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.41% | +0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 3.78% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 4.05% | -0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 4.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 4.89% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Viet Nam’s Education spending in 2009?
4.82% (2009). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Viet Nam’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2008 and 2022 the series was shrinking overall: -40.9% in total — about 3.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 2.89%; 2021: 2.95%; 2020: 3.22%; 2019: 3.08%; 2018: 3.3%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.